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Eco-burials take root in funeral industry
After death, the method or practice to treat the dead body varies by culture and situation. Burial is a widespread practice in Christianity and Islam cultures, while cremation is common in Buddhism and Hinduism. In many cases, the body or cremation urn is buried under the family or individual tomb. Traditionally, Chinese people visit ancestral tombs to sweep them during the Qingming Festival in April. However, as their views on traditions, family ties, and the environment change, the number of people who choose more eco-friendly practices like sea and tree burials are increasing in China. Last year alone, over 10 million people died in China, and the number will increase in the coming years. Since local governments are promoting such eco-burials with free funeral services or subsidies to raise awareness of such economical, space-saving burial practices, they are expected to become more common in China. As the world population has already exceeded eight billion and keeps growing, burial practices may have to change to accommodate the increasing number of dead bodies in the near future. After all, memorials should be about remembrance, not monuments.
Read the article and learn about China’s eco-burials.
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202504/04/WS67ef239ea3104d9fd381d9a2_2.html
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